FreeTDS Development Group

["Vanderveen, Jim" <jim.vanderveen AT owp.csus.edu>]

> From: freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] 
> On Behalf Of James K. Lowden [jklowden AT freetds.org]
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 3:44 AM
> To: freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [freetds] tsql dumping core on exit
> 
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:13:32 -0700
> "Vanderveen, Jim" <jim.vanderveen AT owp.csus.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunately, v0.64 is what's available in the FreeBSD ports collection. 
> > It worked fine until last week. Probably something I need to take up with 
> > the port maintainer I guess.
> 
> Well, you know, if a lot hasn't changed since 2005, then we're clearly 
> wasting our time over here.  There are advantages in being *somewhat* up to 
> date.  I wouldn't want you to get hip deep in using FreeTDS with a stack of 
> software built on it, 
> only to encounter a bug in the library that was fixed three years ago.
> 
> --jkl

Hey James,

Sorry if my reply seemed to be ragging on you or the freetds team. That was 
not my intent.

I followed up on my problem with the freetds port maintainer for FreeBSD. For 
the benefit of other freebsd/freetds users, in December 2008 the freetds port 
was upgraded to v0.82.1. However, during the nightly "build all ports" tests 
it was discovered that the updated version of freetds broke some PHP4 ports. 
I guess there are still enough PHP4 users out in the world that it was deemed 
more important than updating freetds. :( The freetds port was reverted back 
to v0.64, and a new port, freetds-devel, was created for v0.82.1.

I installed the freetds-devel port yesterday. Lo and behold, no more core 
dumps!

Thanks for your help James and other responders. I have learned a lot over 
the last week. Too bad it was from the School of Hard Knocks!

-- Jim